David Kulber

David Kulber, a plastic and hand surgeon at Cedars-Sinai, treated Depp for a displaced fingertip fracture with soft-tissue loss in March 2015. He described surgery involving a skin graft and pin, followed by a plaster splint. A postoperative infection required antibiotics and extended his treatment over several months.

Before Kulber testified, the court limited his rebuttal testimony to what he remembered about Depp’s hand after surgery, not the cause of the injury. Kulber said Depp could attempt to grab someone with the injured hand, but with limited success. Asked whether the cast would have prevented damage to Amber Heard’s closet, he pointed out that Depp’s other hand was available; he did not testify that Depp caused the damage. On redirect, Kulber said Depp could not form a fist with the injured hand but could have struck someone with the cast, probably damaging it. He did not recall seeing cast damage during follow-up visits.